A 31-year-old man has now been arrested on suspicion of mu:rd3r after the young child was found dead — a case that neighbours say has shaken them to the core
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Man, 31, arrested for ‘murder’ of girl, 3, had ‘bandages on chest’ as horrified neighbours left in ‘complete disbelief’
NEIGHBOURS have been left in “total disbelief” at the death of a toddler at a block of flats in leafy Surrey.
Flowers have been left at the entrance to Syward Place, Chertsey, where a three-year-old girl was found dead.
Neighbours have been left in disbelief after the death of a toddler at a block of flats in Surrey
A three-year-old girl was found dead at Syward Place with locals leaving messages and flowersCredit: The Sun
A 31-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries before being arrested on suspicion of murder.
Police have confirmed they’re not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.
An investigation has been launched, with the Major Crime Team leading the probe.
A resident of the block said: “It happened on the ground floor. I saw them take him away. He was wearing an oxygen mask and had bandages on his abdomen.
One message read ‘RIP Beautiful Girl’Credit: The Sun
A resident of the block said a man with bandages was arrested on the ground floorCredit: The Sun
A 31-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries before he was arrested on suspicion of murderCredit: UKNIP
A major investigation has been launched with police saying they’re not looking for anyone else in connection to the incidentCredit: UKNIP
“He seemed calm as they were putting him into the back of a police car.
“This place is full of young professionals. The flats are very plush. Some studios but mostly one or two bedroom. There are lots of families here too.”
Another resident of the block of flats said: “Everyone is in shock. When it happens on your doorstep, you don’t know how to react. I feel so sorry for the little girl.
“I don’t know the family or what happened, but I did see and hear lots of police last night when I came back from work.”
Local mum Susan Williamson, 31, left flowers at the scene and said: “It’s just so horribly sad.
“I’m a mum and I just wanted to come down here to pay my respects.
“Everyone is in a state of shock about what has happened. This is a nice area with good people. Things like this don’t usually happen in Chertsey.”
In 2023, it was reported there were plans to house asylum seeker families in the block.
However, the plans were scrapped a year later following a petition from local residents.
The steward of Chertsey Social Club, which is on the opposite side of the road from the flats, Kevin Quirk, said: “I came outside at around 6pm and there were police cars and ambulances everywhere. They had taped off the area.
“It was very unusual to see so many police in one place. They even had an air ambulance land nearby, but I don’t think it was used.
“It’s very unusual to see police cars in this area. It’s so quiet. It’s a really safe community, so when you see that many police cars it does shock you.
“There are lots of families in that block. It used to be offices but was converted a few years back.
“At one time they were going to house people from overseas, immigrants, in these flats, but the residents kicked off so much they abandoned that idea.”
The man was found at the address suffering from serious injuries and was arrested on suspicion of murder.
There is no longer a police presence outside the building.
A message left at the scene read: “RIP beautiful girl. Too good for this earth. May you rest in paradise.”
cre: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/39558692/man-arrested-murder-girl-bandages-chest/
